Xinhua News Agency back issues from Monday, May 19:
Israel arrests 25 Palestinians in West Bank
May 19, 2008 ... Israel arrests 25 Palestinians in West Bank RAMALLAH, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Israeli forces arrested 25Palestinians in West Bank cities, Palestinian security sources saidon Monday. The Palestinian sources said that the 25 were arrested in severalraids carried out by the Israeli ...
Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers
May 19, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Egyptian newspapers CAIRO, May 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Egyptian newspapers on Monday. Al Ahram: -- In his address to the inaugural session of the World EconomicForum on the Middle East in the Egyptian ...
Iraqi security forces detain al-Qaida leader north of Baghdad
May 19, 2008 ... Iraqi security forces detain al-Qaida leader north of Baghdad TIKRIT, Iraq, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi security forces captured asenior al-Qaida leader in Salahudin province, a provincial securitysource said on Monday. On Sunday night, Iraqi security forces raided the ...
Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers
May 19, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Israeli newspapers JERUSALEM, May 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Israeli newspapers on Monday. Ha'aretz: -- Israel plans to accept the Egyptian-mediated ceasefireproposal with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, but does ...
Abbas not considers resignation: president spokesman
May 19, 2008 ... Abbas not considers resignation: president spokesman RAMALLAH, May 19 (Xinhua) -- A spokesman for PalestinianPresidency on Monday denied reports that President Mahmoud Abbas wasconsidering resignation if no peace deal is reached with Israel insix months. "Such reports which ...
Turkey celebrates beginning of War of Independence
May 19, 2008 ... Turkey celebrates beginning of War of Independence ANKARA, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Turkey is celebrating its Youth andSports Festival, anniversary of the beginning of War ofIndependence, local newspaper Today's Zaman reported on Monday. Eighty-nine years ago, Mustafa Kemal ...
Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- May 19
May 19, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news advisory -- May 19 CAIRO, May 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are some of major MiddleEast news stories due to be covered or pursued by Xinhua News Agencyon Monday. -- Keep watching developments of the on-going Egypt-host WorldEconomic Forum (WEF) on ...
Lebanese Christian opposition leader threats to pull out of Doha talks: report
May 19, 2008 ... Lebanese Christian opposition leader threats to pull out of Dohatalks: report BEIRUT, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese Christian opposition leaderGen. Michel Aoun has threatened to pull out of the Doha talks andreturn to Beirut "because the tide has turned in favor of themajority," ...
Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers
May 19, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Turkish newspapers ANKARA, May 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Turkish newspapers on Monday. VATAN (Motherland): -- Turkish Security Forces continued to wage operations againstthe outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party ...
U.S. soldier killed in bomb attack north of Baghdad
May 19, 2008 ... U.S. soldier killed in bomb attack north of Baghdad BAGHDAD, May 19 (Xinhua) -- An American soldier was killed andanother injured by a roadside bomb explosion in Salahudin provincenorth of Baghdad, the U.S. military said on Monday. The soldier was killed on Sunday when his ...
Iraqi Sunni party demands tough action against U.S. soldier shooting Quran
May 19, 2008 ... Iraqi Sunni party demands tough action against U.S. soldiershooting Quran BAGHDAD, May 19 (Xinhua) -- A key Iraqi Sunni party demandedMonday the U.S. military to take a tough action against its soldierwho used a copy of holy Quran as a target practice, saying apologyis not ...
Israel not to swap Palestinian prisoners for soldiers kidnapped by Hezbollah: report
May 19, 2008 ... Israel not to swap Palestinian prisoners for soldiers kidnappedby Hezbollah: report JERUSALEM, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Israel has refused to releasePalestinian prisoners in exchange for two soldiers kidnapped by theLebanese organization Hezbollah, local daily Ha'aretz on Sundayquoted ...
Israeli FM cautiously optimistic on talks with Palestinians
May 19, 2008 ... Israeli FM cautiously optimistic on talks with Palestinians SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Israeli ForeignMinister Tzipi Livni has expressed her cautiously optimism on thesuccess of the negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, theorganizers of a World Economic ...
Hamas leaders leave to Cairo for final ceasefire discussions
May 19, 2008 ... Hamas leaders leave to Cairo for final ceasefire discussions GAZA, May 19 (Xinhua) -- A delegation from the Islamic ResistanceMovement (Hamas) left the Gaza Strip Monday morning, heading forEgypt to hear Israel's response regarding a Cairo- mediatedceasefire. Khalil ...
Most Turks support ban on smoking: survey
May 19, 2008 ... Most Turks support ban on smoking: survey ANKARA, May 19 (Xinhua) -- As the ban on smoking takes effect onMonday, a recent survey revealed that most Turks support themeasure, local newspaper Turkish Daily News reported. Although businessmen deem the law is too strict, around ...
UAE releases first anti-human trafficking report
May 19, 2008 ... UAE releases first anti-human trafficking report ABU DHABI, May 19 (Xinhua) -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) onMonday released its first annual report on combating humantrafficking and vowed to do everything in its power to help stophuman trafficking and interdict those ...
Police chief killed in bomb attack in southern Iraq
May 19, 2008 ... Police chief killed in bomb attack in southern Iraq BAGHDAD, May 19 (Xinhua) -- A local Iraqi police chief was killedon Monday in a bomb explosion in the police headquarters in a townin Dhi Qar province, a local police source said. "Major Farhan Qassim Kattafi, chief of ...
Kuwaiti cabinet resigns after parliamentary elections
May 19, 2008 ... Kuwaiti cabinet resigns after parliamentary elections KUWAIT CITY, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah accepted the resignation of his cabinet onMonday, two days after the parliamentary elections in the oil-richGulf state, the official KUNA news ...
Morocco arrests eleven on planning terror acts
May 19, 2008 ... Morocco arrests eleven on planning terror acts RABAT, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Moroccan authorities have arrestedeleven individuals suspected of planning attacks in Morocco andBelgium, Morocco's state news agency MAP reported on Monday. The group, including a Moroccan expatriate ...
Jordan's stock market index ends lower
May 19, 2008 ... Jordan's stock market index ends lower AMMAN, May 19 (Xinhua) -- The shares price index of Jordan'sAmman stock market closed at 9,117 points on Monday, down 151 ...
Palestinians depressed over Israel's continuation of settlement activities
May 19, 2008 ... Palestinians depressed over Israel's continuation of settlementactivities RAMALLAH, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Israel so far did not respond tointernational calls for stopping its settlement activities in theWest Bank, Palestinian negotiator Yasser Abed Rabbo said on Monday. "We ...
WEF launches first Mideast gender parity group
May 19, 2008 ... WEF launches first Mideast gender parity group SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, May 19 (Xinhua) -- The World EconomicForum (WEF) has launched its first Middle East Gender Parity Groupto tackle discrimination and close the gap between the sexes in theregion, a press release said on Monday ....
Israel to resume fuel supplies into Gaza
May 19, 2008 ... Israel to resume fuel supplies into Gaza GAZA, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Israel pledged to resume reduced fuelshipments to the Gaza Strip on Monday, director of the PalestinianPetroleum Agency Mujahed Salama said. Gaza's reduced weekly portion of gasoline will be allowed intothe ...
Israeli FM says rigid time frame may undermine peace deal
May 19, 2008 ... Israeli FM says rigid time frame may undermine peace deal JERUSALEM, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Foreign Minister TzipiLivni said Monday that a rigid timetable for Israel and thePalestinians to forge a peace agreement may lead to negativeresults. "The timeframe for reaching ...
No president before election law: Lebanese opposition
May 19, 2008 ... No president before election law: Lebanese opposition BEIRUT, May 19 (Xinhua) -- The Lebanese opposition leadersannounced Monday that the bloc refuses to form a national unitygovernment and elect a president before discussing the election law,Al-Manar TV reported. The ...
No precondition on major powers' proposal: spokesman
May 19, 2008 ... No precondition on major powers' proposal: spokesman TEHRAN, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Iran will not accept any preconditionfor the talks on the recent proposal by major world powers on thenuclear issue, the official IRIB TV quoted Iranian foreign ministrysource as saying on Monday ....
Khartoum reiterates refusal of Chad's interference in Sudan's affairs
May 19, 2008 ... Khartoum reiterates refusal of Chad's interference in Sudan'saffairs KHARTOUM, May 19 (Xinhua) -- The Sudanese government reiteratedon Monday its refusal of interference by the neighboring Chad inSudan's internal affairs. This came after Chairperson of the African Union ...
Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, May 19
May 19, 2008 ... Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2100 GMT, May 19 CAIRO -- A delegation from the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) on Monday arrived in Egypt for talks with Egyptian officialsto hear Israel's response to the ceasefire proposal, the EgyptianMENA news agency reported. The ...
Israeli Olmert suspected of taking cash envelopes
May 19, 2008 ... Israeli Olmert suspected of taking cash envelopes JERUSALEM, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmertis suspected of having received cash envelopes from a U.S.financier, the prosecution said Monday. Investigators suspect that Olmert received, in person or ...
Hamas delegation arrives in Egypt for Israel's response to lull proposal
May 19, 2008 ... Hamas delegation arrives in Egypt for Israel's response to lullproposal CAIRO, May 19 (Xinhua) -- A delegation from the IslamicResistance Movement (Hamas) on Monday arrived in Egypt for talkswith Egyptian officials to hear Israel's response to the ceasefireproposal, the Egyptian ...
Lebanese majority rejects opposition proposals
May 19, 2008 ... Lebanese majority rejects opposition proposals BEIRUT, May 19 (Xinhua) -- The Lebanese ruling coalition Majoritygroup in Doha have rejected the opposition statement issued earlierin the day, but renewed attachment to the Arab initiative, localFuture news TV reported Monday ....
Barak expresses concern over Israeli residents' security near Gaza
May 19, 2008 ... Barak expresses concern over Israeli residents' security nearGaza SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Visiting IsraeliDefense Minister Ehud Barak on Monday expressed concern overrestoring security to residents of Israeli villages and towns nearthe Gaza Strip. Barak ...
Israel in direct negotiation with Hamas: vice PM
May 19, 2008 ... Israel in direct negotiation with Hamas: vice PM JERUSALEM, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Vice Premier Haim Ramonsaid Monday that the Jewish state is holding talks directly with thePalestinian movement Hamas, despite a government decision forbiddingsuch moves. This is the ...
Egyptian FM urges Israel to push forward peace process
May 19, 2008 ... Egyptian FM urges Israel to push forward peace process SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian ForeignMinister Ahmed Abul Gheit on Monday called on Israel to make up itsmind to reach peace with the Palestinians. During a plenary session of the World Economic Forum ...
Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes up
May 19, 2008 ... Tel Aviv stock exchange index closes up JERUSALEM, May 19 (Xinhua) -- The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange generalshare index closed at ...
ASEAN sponsors international conference on cyclone in Myanmar
May 19, 2008 ... ASEAN sponsors international conference on cyclone in Myanmar JAKARTA, May 20 (Xinhua) -- The Association of Southeast AsianNations (ASEAN) members have agreed to sponsor an internationalconference to boost global commitment to assist Myanmar inmitigating the impact of Cyclone ...
Turkish FM calls for dialogue with Iran
May 19, 2008 ... Turkish FM calls for dialogue with Iran SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Turkish ForeignMinister Ali Babacan on Monday urged the international community tosolve the Iranian nuclear issue by means of dialogue. The Turkish top diplomat made the call at a plenary ...
45 kg ecstasy seized in Western Australia
May 19, 2008 ... 45 kg ecstasy seized in Western Australia CANBERRA, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Police and customs in WesternAustralia said on Tuesday they had seized 45 kg of powdered ecstasy,the largest of its kind, from a house in Perth which investigatorssaid would have made more than 150,000 tablets ...
Two NATO soldiers killed in Afghan incidents
May 19, 2008 ... Two NATO soldiers killed in Afghan incidents KABUL, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Two soldiers serving the NATO-ledInternational Security Assistance Force (ISAF) were killed in twoseparate incidents in southern Afghanistan on Monday, the militaryalliance said. "One soldier was killed ...
Major news items in leading Australian newspapers
May 19, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Australian newspapers CANBERRA, May 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news itemsin leading Australian newspapers on Tuesday. The Australian: -- Opposition leader Brendan Nelson has confronted the OppositionTreasury spokesman Malcolm ...
Ten parties approved to join parliamentary election of Cambodia
May 19, 2008 ... Ten parties approved to join parliamentary election of Cambodia PHNOM PENH, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Ten out of the 12 politicalparties applying to join the parliamentary election of Cambodia onJuly 27 have won approval from the National Election Committee (NEC), English-Khmer language ...
Dollar trades at lower 104 yen level in Tokyo
May 19, 2008 ... Dollar trades at lower 104 yen level in Tokyo TOKYO, May 20 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar traded at the lower 104yen level early Tuesday in Tokyo. At 9 a.m., the dollar traded at 104.41-46 yen, compared with104.29-39 yen in New ...
Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers
May 19, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Japanese newspapers TOKYO, May 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are major news items inleading Japanese newspapers on Tuesday: The Daily Yomiuri: -- The approval rating for the Cabinet of Prime Minister YasuoFukuda has dropped to a record low ...
Tokyo stocks open lower
May 19, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks open lower TOKYO, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened lower Tuesday. In the first 15 minutes, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average wasdown 59.44 points, or 0.42 ...
Burma Daily keeps on published in Cambodia, despite police confiscation
May 19, 2008 ... Burma Daily keeps on published in Cambodia, despite policeconfiscation PHNOM PENH, May 20 (Xinhua) -- The Burma Daily still managed tobe published here Tuesday as "a supplement" to Cambodia's leadingEnglish-Khmer language newspaper the Cambodian Daily, after thepolice ...
Japanese medical team to head for China Tuesday
May 19, 2008 ... Japanese medical team to head for China Tuesday TOKYO, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Foreign Minister MasahikoKomura said Tuesday that Japan's medical team is to set off forChina later in the ...
Vietnam allows foreign participation in security service
May 19, 2008 ... Vietnam allows foreign participation in security service HANOI, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Foreign investors have recently beenallowed to invest in Vietnam's security service sector, localnewspaper Vietnam Investment Review reported Monday. Under Vietnam's recent decree, foreign ...
Tokyo stocks down in morning trading
May 19, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks down in morning trading TOKYO, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks fell Tuesday morning asthe 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average declined 45.49 points, or ...
Vietnam may allow rice export after June 30
May 19, 2008 ... Vietnam may allow rice export after June 30 HANOI, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam may allow the continuity ofrice export after June 30, after a time of ceasing the commodity' sshipment to ensure national food security, said Vietnamese Ministerof Agriculture and Rural Development Cao ...
FFF0520 Japan's central bank retains key interest rate at 0.5 pct
May 19, 2008 ... FFF0520 Japan's central bank retains key interest rate at 0.5 pct TOKYO, May 20 (Xinhua) -- The Bank of Japan (BOJ) on Tuesdaydecided as widely expected to keep its key interest rate unchangedat 0.5 percent. BOJ's policy board, at the conclusion of a ...
Transparency needed to fight corruption in Vietnam
May 19, 2008 ... Transparency needed to fight corruption in Vietnam HANOI, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Foreign and local officials saidincreasing transparency is necessary to eliminate corruption inVietnam's corporate and government sectors, local newspaper VietnamNews reported Tuesday. At a seminar ...
Vietnamese firms urged to list shares overseas
May 19, 2008 ... Vietnamese firms urged to list shares overseas HANOI, May 20 (Xinhua) -- More enterprises should try to listshares overseas as a more effective channel for raising capital,local newspaper Vietnam News on Tuesday quoted a local securitiesofficial as saying. At a conference ...
S.Korea to open new atomic disaster control center
May 19, 2008 ... S.Korea to open new atomic disaster control center SEOUL, May 19 (Xinhua) -- South Korea will open a new atomicdisaster control center to enhance the country's ability to preventand cope with emergencies, the South Korean government said onMonday. According the Ministry of ...
Major news items in leading Indian newspapers
May 19, 2008 ... Major news items in leading Indian newspapers NEW DELHI, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Following are major news headlinesin leading Indian newspapers on Tuesday: The Indian Express: -- India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday strongly voicedhis reservations against any ...
U.S. experts to visit DPRK in preparation for food assistance
May 19, 2008 ... U.S. experts to visit DPRK in preparation for food assistance SEOUL, May 19 (Xinhua) -- A group of U.S. experts will travelsoon to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) inpreparation for Washington's planned food assistance delivery, saidU.S. Ambassador to Seoul ...
India plans to import power from neighboring countries
May 19, 2008 ... India plans to import power from neighboring countries NEW DELHI, May 19 (Xinhua) -- India is framing a policy forimporting power from neighboring countries to overcome the peakingshortage, local newspaper the Hindu reported Monday. India considers Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar ...
S.Korea, Kyrgyzstan seek agreement on double taxation
May 19, 2008 ... S.Korea, Kyrgyzstan seek agreement on double taxation SEOUL, May 19 (Xinhua) -- South Korea will discuss a doubletaxation avoidance pact with Kyrgyzstan this week to boostinvestment and bilateral exchanges with the resource-rich country,South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported on ...
S.Korea expresses regret over Japan's claim to disputed islets
May 19, 2008 ... S.Korea expresses regret over Japan's claim to disputed islets SEOUL, May 19 (Xinhua) -- South Korea on Monday expressed regretover Japan's claim to disputed islets in the Sea of Japan. South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan called in JapaneseAmbassador to South Korea ...
Japan ready to send medical team to China: chief gov't spokesman
May 19, 2008 ... Japan ready to send medical team to China: chief gov't spokesman TOKYO, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Japan's chief government spokesman saidMonday that Japan is ready to send a medical team to China's quake-hit southwestern areas. Japan is willing to play a role in medical support once ...
S.Korean gov't expects ratification of FTA with U.S. by end of May
May 19, 2008 ... S.Korean gov't expects ratification of FTA with U.S. by end ofMay SEOUL, May 19 (Xinhua) -- The South Korean government plans topush for the ratification of the free trade agreement (FTA) with theUnited States by the end of May, said South Korean Knowledge EconomyMinister Lee ...
Tokyo stocks close higher
May 19, 2008 ... Tokyo stocks close higher TOKYO, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed higher Monday. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average went up 50.13 points, or 0. 35percent, from Friday to 14,269.61. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the TokyoStock Exchange ...
Finnish PM to visit S.Korea in early June
May 19, 2008 ... Finnish PM to visit S.Korea in early June SEOUL, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanenis set to visit South Korea on June 5-7 to boost economic anddiplomatic relations with Seoul, the South Korean PresidentialOffice said on Monday. "Prime Minister ...
Earthquake hits eastern Indonesia
May 19, 2008 ... Earthquake hits eastern Indonesia JAKARTA, May 19 (Xinhua) -- A 5.6-magnitude earthquake rockedeastern Indonesia on Monday, no report of damage or casualties, themeteorology agency said here. The quake jolted at 12:40 Jakarta time (0540 GMT) with epicenterat 85 ...
1st Ld Writethru: Suicide bombing against Afghan troops wounds 4 soldiers
May 19, 2008 ... 1st Ld Writethru: Suicide bombing against Afghan troops wounds 4soldiers KABUL, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Four Afghan soldiers were injured as asuicide bomber targeted military convoy in Afghan eastern Paktikaprovince on Monday, officials said. "A suicide bomber blew himself up ...
Vietnam's H5N1 vaccine initially proves effective
May 19, 2008 ... Vietnam's H5N1 vaccine initially proves effective HANOI, May 19 (Xinhua) -- A made-in-Vietnam H5N1 vaccineconducted on 30 volunteers on a trial basis has initially shown itseffectiveness and safety, local newspaper Vietnam News reportedMonday. "At the moment, we can say ...